Switching Supplier/Warm Homes Discount

retiredin2011

No, it's another £130! Actually,

I meant, is it £130 from the same source, obviously, not the same £130.

fightyfish

if you are CORE group - i.e. under 80 and on guarenteed pension credit only (no savings credit) or over 80 and in reciept of guarenteed pension credit even if you get savings credit as well you automatically recieve WHD. The payment will be made by whichever supplier you were with on 21st July 2012 if you have changed supplier since this date then it will be sent as a cheque by your old supplier.
Suppliers would be informed by DWP of core group customers they are responsible for.
Other people may be eligible for WHD if they fall into their suppliers BORDER group - they would need to call their supplier and apply. If you are border group and qualify for WHD then move suppliers you would need to apply again with your new supplier, suppliers can set their own eligibility criteria for border group customer so it does not follow that if you qualify with your old supplier that you will with your new one. There has been no cut of date annonced yet for border customers that i'm aware of but the scheme could be closed at any time. If you move suppliers your old supplier will not pay you the WHD.

hannahO_2

MK55 wrote: »

you wouldn't get it. once the deadline has passed the new supplier cannot register you, and the old provider does not have to pay you as they only get allotted money per active account.

Are you sure about this o-O?
I am in the process of moving supplier so I questioned this with the new supplier and they told me that if you qualified with the old supplier, the credit will be transferred to the new supplier so you won't lose out. You'd better double check it.

hannahO_2

OOOOH! I'm chuffed :j
I've recently moved from BG to SSE and they've given me £100 to join them. Now I found out that Ebico is a part of SSE and they don't charge standing charge, massive savings from SSE. Furthermore, once you sign up with Ebico because they are partner of SSE, if you call 0800 096 6344 and tell them that you've signed up with Ebico, they will waive £50 cancellation fee too. Ebico also have duel fuel discount (6%). Warm Home Discount will be transferred if you have qualified. :T

Ebico (not for profit energy) 0800 458 7689
http://www.ebico.co.uk